Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll has said his team need to use their own facilities to gain their own success, rather than relying on others. There had been an agreement in place between Aston Martin and Mercedes which allowed the Silverstone team to share the wind tunnel of the reigning World Champions. Alongside the substantial investment Stroll is making into creating a wider Performance Technologies group – which they have hired former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh to lead – the billionaire is also paying out for significant infrastructural changes at the team, to expand their staff in the hope of competing for titles. With that in mind, the team have since...
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